Western Community Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Wallsend, North Tyneside
Western Community Primary School is a primary school in Wallsend, North Tyneside for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 April 2024. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rutland Road, Wallsend, NE28 8QL
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 440 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “They benefit from a curriculum that reflects the school’s aim of being ‘adventurous, ambitious and exciting’.”
- “Staff understand pupils’ individual needs well.”
- “Pupils receive high-quality pastoral support.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of the teaching of reading across the school is not reflected in published outcomes for pupils in Year 1 and Year 2.”
- “In some subjects, however, pupils do not recall prior learning as securely as they need to.”
- “In a small number of subjects, however, this work is still at an early stage.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as North Tyneside published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Carville Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Richardson Dees Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Redesdale Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wallsend Jubilee Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Battle Hill Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published